St Aidan's Old Hall

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 8 All dance a progressive grand chain for four couples:
 1- 2 First couple cross giving right hands, other couples stand.
 3- 4 First couple change places with second couple giving left hands.
 5- 6 Second couple cross giving right hands, first couple change places with third couple giving right hands.
 7- 8 Second couple change places with third couple giving left hands, while first couple do the same with fourth couple.
9-16 All dance reels of four on the sides.
17-18 All set.
19-24 Third couple with second couple, fourth couple with first couple all dance six bars of double figures of eight, second and first couples casting up to begin.
25-32 First couple cross and cast to fourth place, fourth couple stepping up on bars 27 and 28, then turn with both hands one and a half times to finish on own sides.

Repeat from new positions.

(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Eddy West 1992)

Dance Information

St Aidans Old Hall was the home of Knox SCD Club when I danced there. Sadly it was demolished at the end of 2002 to make way for a carpark, Knox Club continues to meet at a new venue.

Suggested music: "Thirty years on" recorded by Muriel Johnstone on the CD "Music for 15 Social Dances".

(Dance information by the deviser, Eddy West)

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